A Chinese baby born this week into a squat lavatory and trapped in a waste
pipe for two hours has been sent to the home of his grandparents.

The unexpected decision, which means that the unidentified 22-year-old woman
at the centre of the drama will face no criminal charges, has provoked a
massive response on China’s biggest microblog sites, with public opinion
swinging wildly between pity and disgust for the woman as the details of the
case have unfolded.

It is unclear whether the mother will join her infant son at her parents’
home, but Chinese internet users were asking